Greek Word Study · Strong’s G4139
πλησίον
plēsion · “near/neighbor”
Used 17 times across 9 books
Definition
πλησίος, -α, -ον
(πέλας, near),
near, close by, neighbouring. As adv., πλησίον = πέλας, near: with genitive, Jhn.4:5; with art., ὁ π., one's neighbour
[in LXX chiefly for רֵעַ ]:
Luk.10:29, 36, Act.7:27, Rom.13:10 15:2, Eph.4:25, Jas.4:12; ἀγαπήσεις τὸν π. σου ὡς σεαυτόν (Lev.19:18, LXX), Mat.5:43 19:19 22:39, Mrk.12:31, 33, Luk.10:27, Rom.13:9, Gal.5:14, Jas.2:8 (on the various senses of ὁ π. in OT, NT, see DB, iii, 511; DCC, ii, 240 f.).†
(πέλας, near),
near, close by, neighbouring. As adv., πλησίον = πέλας, near: with genitive, Jhn.4:5; with art., ὁ π., one's neighbour
[in LXX chiefly for רֵעַ ]:
Luk.10:29, 36, Act.7:27, Rom.13:10 15:2, Eph.4:25, Jas.4:12; ἀγαπήσεις τὸν π. σου ὡς σεαυτόν (Lev.19:18, LXX), Mat.5:43 19:19 22:39, Mrk.12:31, 33, Luk.10:27, Rom.13:9, Gal.5:14, Jas.2:8 (on the various senses of ὁ π. in OT, NT, see DB, iii, 511; DCC, ii, 240 f.).†
Where it appears
Matthew3
Mark2
Luke3
John1
Acts1
Romans3
Galatians1
Ephesians1
James2
In the text
Matthew 5:43Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.Matthew 19:19Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.Matthew 22:39And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.Mark 12:31And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.Mark 12:33And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.Luke 10:27And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.Luke 10:29But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?Luke 10:36Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?John 4:5Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.Acts 7:27But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?
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